Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Summarizing Nonfiction

Ask and answer questions about informational texts by citing explicit textual details and drawing logical inferences.

Identify central ideas, analyze how supporting details develop topics, and write objective summaries of informational texts.

Analyze and explain relationships and organizational patterns including chronology, cause-and-effect, problem-and-solution, and comparison in informational texts.

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words across science, social studies, mathematics, and technical disciplines.

Navigate and interpret print and digital non-fiction text features and use search tools efficiently to locate information.

Determine an author's purpose and point of view in informative and persuasive texts, distinguish personal opinions from the author's stance, and analyze intended audience.

Integrate visual, quantitative, and multimodal displays including diagrams, maps, charts, photographs, timelines, and video to deepen comprehension of written text.

Analyze argumentative and persuasive texts by identifying claims, distinguishing verifiable facts from opinions, and evaluating supporting reasons and evidence.

Compare and contrast central ideas, key points, and supporting details across multiple texts and media sources on the same topic.

Read and comprehend grade-level informational texts independently, utilizing graphic organizers, structured note-taking, and summaries to retain and organize information.